8th edition of South Asia’s largest and most important international
festival for contemporary movement arts is back in its home-city
Bengaluru scheduled from 03 to 12 February 2017. Last edition saw the
theme Dance Connect being reflected in networks that formed on
various levels. While the initiatives of Attakkalari to encourage young,
upcoming and talented dance-makers created a stronger and vibrant dance
community, the theme also found resonances in large ways where invested
cultural managers and decision makers from across the globe were
invited to view the contemporary movement arts scene from South Asia in
Bengaluru. These multiple interactions and possibilities of future
collaborations led to forging of relations which promise to strengthen
the culture of dissemination and appreciation of contemporary movement
arts in India and, indeed across South Asia.

Attakkalari India Biennial 2017 guarantees to be a 10-day long event of
engagement with contemporary movement and digital arts to see the coming
of age of contemporary movement in Bengaluru and India, and its
emerging role as a strong cultural component in the world of performance
and affiliated arts. This edition will see the furthering of the links
that were fostered owing to the reputation garnered by Attakkalari
Centre for Movement Arts and the sustaining goodwill of its supporters
and well-wishers with its theme BLR Moves. The theme has been
devised keeping in mind the idea of shaking up Bengaluru to animation
and groove with our many masterclasses, workshops and other lead-up
activities which would integrate the dance enthusiastic public into the
festival.

CENTRE STAGE brings the global stage to the city’s performing art
venues and features internationally acclaimed dance companies from
across the world. This year’s Centre-Stage will present performances
from South Korea, South Africa, France, India, Spain, Poland, Italy,
Germany, the Netherlands, Finland, Canada, and Switzerland across
multiple venues in Bengaluru.http://attakkalaribiennial.org/CentreStage.html

PLATFORM PLUS is a new addition to the festival and presents
Indian artists who have carved a niche with their work and have emerged
as important players in the field of contemporary movement arts.http://attakkalaribiennial.org/Platformplus.html

PLATFORM 17 is amongst the Biennial’s initiatives to provide
avenues for emerging choreographers from the South Asia region. In this
edition are presented independent and exciting voices from across the
South Asia region.http://attakkalaribiennial.org/Platform17.html

FACETS INTERNATIONAL CHOREOGRAPHY RESIDENCY PROGRAM, organised by
Attakkalari Centre for Movement Arts, offers emerging choreographers an
inter-disciplinary approach to develop new work and/or further develop
their existing work. The participants will undergo a five-week long
intense training while being mentored by adept and internationally
acclaimed experts including choreographers, light designers, composers,
theatre directors and digital artists. During the Residency the
choreographers will create/ develop original dance pieces be premiered
at the Attakkalari India Biennial 2017 that follows FACETS 2017. Some
selected works from the residency might be considered for further
development and/or for performances in other Indian cities.http://attakkalaribiennial.org/members_info.html

WRITING ON DANCE LABORATORY is an integral part of the
Attakkalari India Biennial. An intensive, collaborative workshop, the
ten-day Lab brings together arts writers of diverse backgrounds to
discuss, critique, and imagine new possibilities for dance writing in
South Asia. http://attakkalaribiennial.org/writingondance.html

CONVERSATIONS brings together theorists, artists and producers,
with aim to address pressing issues and explore new modes of creation,
linking concepts, theory, and the practice of movement arts.http://attakkalaribiennial.org/conversation.html

STUDIO ENCOUNTERS are an incredible opportunity to learn from and
interact with the forces that we meet onstage during the Centre-Stage.
The visiting dance companies at the Biennial offer masterclasses for
amateurs and professionals, inviting the Indian dance community into
their techniques and histories of movement. http://attakkalaribiennial.org/Masterclasses.html